Samantha Thurston
Ontario Power Generation/Project Leader
2025 Salary
$166,411Total compensation $171,787, including $5,376 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#4,439Ontario Power Generation
Years on List
122012–2025
Peak Salary
$203,8742024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2012–2025
$103,512 in 2012 is worth about $139,660 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Samantha Thurston was paid $166,411 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $112,917, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.8%. Among those listed as Project Leader in 2025, the median was $148,174; this salary sits about 12% above it. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 12 years in all, first in 2012. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$112,917
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.1%
- vs. 2025 Project Leader median
- +12%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.